Sasha

What Sasha means

Form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”

form of Alexander || From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Sasha” (revision 90929717) and “Alexander” (revision 94582688), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Sasha?

US: Falling: down from #541 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #377 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1988, when 1,886 girls got the name (#147 that year). First in the US records in 1956.

How common

• About 1 in 3,882 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 7,036 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in CT (0.7 per 1,000 girls), MS (0.56 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.54 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Sasha is #683 in the US and #973 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 89.8% of US babies named Sasha were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Saisha55 US · 10 E&W
• Sachi23 US · 3 E&W
• Zaisha6 US · 18 E&W
• Saesha5 US
• Sacha0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Sasha

Girls

• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Nadia#565“Nadia; tender”^*
• Lana#406Form of Elon, meaning “oak tree”^*
• Anya#375Editor’s note Up from #550 in 2015 to #375 in 2025 in the US
• Lara#691Icelandic, from Latin Laura, meaning “laurel tree”^*
• Milan#751Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 8 babies

For a brother

• Ivan#162Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Ira#819“watchful”^*
• Damir#980Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 6 babies
• Milan#242Editor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Milan in 2025 were boys
• Joel#219Editor’s note Down from #158 in 2015 to #219 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Slavic where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Sasha’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.